Work release inmate charged with making threats

Manuel Gamiz Jr., Of The Morning Call

A Bethlehem man on work release was charged with threatening to kill a man on Thursday, according to court records.

James A. Abraham, 53, allegedly threatened a relative at 12:58 p.m. Thursday in a home in the 900 block of Cambridge Avenue in Bethlehem, according to court records. Abraham told the victim "I'm going to get you. You better have a bulletproof vest. We're going to go round and round," according to court records.

The relative fled after the threats, Bethlehem police said. A witness said Abraham continued making threats after the man left, according to court records.

Abraham was charged with terroristic threats. He was arraigned by District Judge Rod Beck and sent to Lehigh County Jail under $10,000 bail.

Court records do not indicate what landed him in work release. He pleaded guilty in April to a harassment charge.